Title: The Stockings Were Hung (Bah Humbug: Advent Calendar 2016) Author: Cassie Sweet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 44 Pages Category: Holiday, Contemporary At a Glance: A delightful holiday short with a hopeful ending. Reviewed By: Cassie Blurb: Hill hates Christmas. The shoppers. The cheer. The drama. All of it. Each holiday season is a painful... Continue Reading →
Review: Three Dates of Christmas by KC Burn
Title: Three Dates of Christmas Author: KC Burn Publisher: Self-Published Length: 39k Words Category: Holiday Romance At a Glance: This one is definitely worth adding to your Christmas book list! Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Dean Murphy hates Christmas a little more each year. His job as a pharmacy manager requires him to festoon his store... Continue Reading →
Review: Glass Tidings by Amy Jo Cousins
Title: Glass Tidings Author: Amy Jo Cousins Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 226 Pages Category: Holiday Romance At a Glance: This is a really lovely story of two lonely souls who haven’t had a lot of success in the relationship department and have to work against their own insecurities and fears to move forward in their... Continue Reading →
Review: Hanukkah on Retainer by Astrid Amara
Title: Hanukkah on Retainer Author: Astrid Amara Publisher: Loose Id Length: 99 Pages Category: Holiday Romance At a Glance: A somewhat surprisingly tense follow up to Crash Plus Expenses. There is still a lot of humor, and I liked seeing Dan and Connor take things to the next level. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Ever since... Continue Reading →
Review and Giveaway: Detective Fox and the Christmas Caper by Isobel Starling
Title: Detective Fox and the Christmas Caper Author: Isobel Starling Publisher: Self-Published Length: 124 Pages (Kindle) Category: Holiday Romance At a Glance: I have been a fan of author Isobel Starling from the start, and this latest Christmas novella seals the deal for me. This author is now on auto-buy for me, and deservedly so,... Continue Reading →
Throwback Thursday Review: Merry Gentlemen by Josephine Myles
Title: Merry Gentlemen Author: Josephine Myles Publisher: Samhain Publishing Length: 157 Pages (Kindle) Category: Holiday Romance At a Glance: With her trademark sense of humor firmly in place, Myles delivers a heart-tugging little romance with more than a few chuckles to lighten the mood. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: ’Tis the season of goodwill to all... Continue Reading →
Audio Review: What Happens at Christmas by Jay Northcote – Narrated by Mark Steadman
Title: What Happens at Christmas Author: Jay Northcote Narrator: Mark Steadman Publisher: Jaybird Press Run Time: 3 hours and 41 minutes Category: Holiday Romance At a Glance: If you are looking for a sweet and happy Christmas story that's relatively low on the angst and is sure to leave you with a smile, I highly... Continue Reading →
Review: Walking on Thin Ice by Jocelynn Drake
Title: Walking on Thin Ice Author: Jocelynn Drake Publisher: Self-Published Length: 127 Pages (Kindle) Category: Holiday Romance At a Glance: This short novel is the epitome of the holiday romance genre: sweet, heartwarming, swoon-worthy and will make you believe in love and the magic of the season. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: It’s not easy for... Continue Reading →
Review: A Family for Christmas by Jay Northcote
Title: A Family for Christmas Author: Jay Northcote Publisher: Self-Published Length: 136 Pages (Kindle) Category: Holiday Romance At a Glance: A Family for Christmas has it all. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Zac never had a family of his own, but Rudy has enough to share. Shy, inexperienced Rudy has a crush on Zac from the... Continue Reading →
Review and Giveaway: A Christmas Kiss by Annabelle Jacobs
Title: A Christmas Kiss Author: Annabelle Jacobs Publisher: Self-Published Length: 38k words Category: Holiday Romance At a Glance: This is a delightful friends-to-lovers story that kept me engaged the entire time. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Keeping secrets from your best friend isn’t right, but it’s easier than admitting you’ve fallen in love with him. Sharing... Continue Reading →
Review: Freckles by Amy Lane
Title: Freckles Author: Amy Lane Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 170 Pages Category: Holiday Romance At a Glance: A sweet Christmas story to add to your list. Go get this one, guys. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Carter Embree has always hoped to be rescued from his productive, tragically boring, and (slightly) ethically compromised life. But when... Continue Reading →
Review: Bonfire by Irene Preston and Liv Rancourt
Title: Bonfire (Hours of the Night: Book 1.5) Authors: Irene Preston and Liv Rancourt Publisher: Self-Published Length: 122 Pages (Kindle) Category: Holiday, Paranormal At a Glance: The mystery of the feu follet adds a great touch to Irene Preston and Liv Rancourt’s holiday offering in the Hours of the Night series. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Audio Review: Lights, Camera, Cupid! A Bluewater Bay Valentine’s Day Anthology – Narrated by Nick J. Russo and Dorian Bane
Title: Lights, Camera, Cupid!: A Bluewater Bay Valentine's Day Anthology Authors: SE Jakes , Amy Lane , Z.A. Maxfield , Anne Tenino , L.A. Witt Narrators: Nick J. Russo, Dorian Bane Publisher: Riptide Publishing Run Time: 6 hours and 22 minutes Category: Anthology, Contemporary, Show Business, Romance At a Glance: A lovely little anthology that... Continue Reading →
Review: Counting Fence Posts by Kelly Jensen
Title: Counting Fence Posts Author: Kelly Jensen Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 61 Pages Category: Contemporary, Holiday Romance At a Glance: I really enjoyed this short story of mutual discovery for both Henry and Marcus. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: There are over two hundred thousand fence posts between Syracuse and Boston. Henry Auttenberg likes numbers—it’s his... Continue Reading →
Review: 12 Courses by EM Lynley
Title: 12 Courses Author: EM Lynley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 117 Pages At a Glance: I really liked everything about 12 Courses, right down to how the author labeled her chapters. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Thom Kennedy Leyton returns to San Francisco to take up the reins of Graze, one of the city’s best... Continue Reading →
Review: Locked Out by Josephine Myles
Title: Locked Out Author: Josephine Myles Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 62 Pages At a Glance: Locked Out is such a heaping helping of sweet, wrapped in a Martin shaped package. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Clothing is overrated... Getting accidentally locked out of his hotel room on Valentine’s Day night is embarrassing enough for teacher Martin... Continue Reading →
Review: Love and the Exorcism by Melanie Hansen
Title: Love and the Exorcism Author: Melanie Hansen Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Page/Word Count: 47 Pages At a Glance: The chemistry between Tom and Mario is hot and sweet and gave me all kinds of good feels. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: Tom Hannity is not boring, despite what his ex-boyfriend says. He loves his circle of... Continue Reading →
Review: Hibernate With Me by Dianna DeRicci
Title: Hibernate with Me (Rhody & Brendan: Book 1.5) Author: Diana DeRicci Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 60 Pages At a Glance: This is a fun and eventful Christmas follow-up to Rhody and Brendan’s romance. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Rhody is coming to Alaska for Christmas. Will Brendan get his Christmas wish? After an earthquake... Continue Reading →
Review: If Only in My Dreams by Keira Andrews
Title: If Only in My Dreams Author: Keira Andrews Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 143 Pages At a Glance: This one was definitely another win for the fa-la-la-lidays!!! Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Charlie Yates is desperate. It’s almost Christmas and his flight home from college has been delayed. For days. Charlie promised his little sister Ava... Continue Reading →
Review: An Assassin’s Holiday by Dirk Greyson
Title: An Assassin's Holiday (Sleigh Ride: Advent Calendar 2015) Author: Dirk Greyson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 54 Pages At a Glance: A sweet, yet spicy tale of holiday romance. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: Brick Colton has been hired to kill Santa Claus—or at least the kindhearted accountant playing Santa for the kids in an... Continue Reading →
Audio Review: Unwrapping Hank by Eli Easton – Narrated by Tristan Wright
Title: Unwrapping Hank Author: Eli Easton Narrator: Tristan Wright Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 4 hours and 4 minutes At a Glance: I HIGHLY recommend this one, guys!! Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Sloane loves a good mystery. He grew up as the son of two psychiatrists, so he finds most people tediously easy to figure out.... Continue Reading →
Review: Snowed In by Teodora Kostova
Title: Snowed In Author: Teodora Kostova Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 108 Pages At a Glance: A nice wintery holiday tale of second chances at love. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: Be careful what you wish for... Nate has been in love with Quinn, his brother’s best friend, for as long as he can remember. But when... Continue Reading →
Review: Red Dirt Christmas by N.R. Walker
Title: Red Dirt Christmas (Red Dirt Heart: Book 3.5) Author: N.R. Walker Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 54 Pages At a Glance: A wonderful Red Dirt holiday treat from Down Under. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: Travis had been here at Sutton Station for just over a year. We were technically engaged, not that we’d told anyone.... Continue Reading →
Review: Candy Canes & Coffee Beans by Saxon Hawke
Title: Candy Canes & Coffee Beans Author: Saxon Hawke Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 65 Pages At a Glance: An absolutely adorable feel-good Christmas story that will leave a smile on your face. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Will Christmas' biggest fan get his own taste of holiday magic? Asher Rye lives for happiness - for... Continue Reading →

